Alecithic

/eɪˈlɛsɪθɪk/ adjective

Having little or no yolk; another form of alecithal describing eggs or embryos.

From Greek a- (without) + lekithos (yolk) + -ic (adjective suffix). A technical biology term with the same meaning as alecithal.

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